Study, 1975
Does bromocryptine help with breast pain?
A study of 15 women with breast pain treated them with bromocryptine for 2 to 4 weeks. Ten recovered completely, 3 improved somewhat, and 2 saw no benefit.
What they did
Researchers gave 15 women with breast pain bromocryptine (a drug that blocks prolactin), 5 mg per day, for 2 to 4 weeks.
What they found
10 of the 15 women recovered completely from breast pain, 3 showed some improvement, and 2 had no response. Five women also had breast secretion, which improved with treatment. The prolactin levels measured in these women were in the normal range before treatment, suggesting that prolactin alone does not explain breast pain.
What it means for you
Bromocryptine may help some women with breast pain but not all. This is a very small uncontrolled study without a comparison group, so we cannot be confident these results apply to other women. Symptoms may return if women stop taking the medication.
15
women with breast pain
10
recovered completely
3
showed some improvement
About the study
- Original title
- Successful treatment of mastodynia with the prolactin inhibitor bromocryptine (CB 154)
- Authors
- Schulz KD, Del Pozo E, Lose KH et al.
- Journal
- Archiv fur Gynakologie
- Year
- 1975
- Study design
- Study
- Participants
- 154
- What was tested
- Bromocryptine 5 mg per day for 2 to 4 weeks
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1007/bf00673151
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